The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 15, 2074
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:29 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1877
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.11° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.18° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.